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Daily Bagel: Hopman Cup's strong field

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• Video: Another trip to Beijing, another attempt by the women of the WTA to learn some mandarin. Watch as Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber, Petra Kvitova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Sam Stosur and Laura Robson do their best. As for the ringer, that has to be Christina McHale, who lived in Hong Kong until she was eight and actually speaks a little mandarin. Rabbit wants to eat Peking duck!

• The field has been announced for January's Hopman Cup mixed doubles exhibition in Perth, Australia. Given that the event is competing with events in Brisbane, Doha and Auckland, the event has put together a solid field.